Nike SB Dunk Low Pro: Dictionary of Colour
Hailing inspiration from the Japanese Dictionary of Color Combinations and the diversified early Shōwa pre-war and post-war period, Nike SB has released two new block-tone colourways of the Dunk Low Pro Premium. Styled in a combination of harmonious shades designed to complement each other, the Nike SB Dunk Low Pro Premium arrives in Mystic Red and Orange / Noise Aqua colourways.
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Based on artist, teacher, costume and kimono designer Sanzo Wada’s original 6-volume work, Haishoku Soukan, from the 1930’s, the Japanese Dictionary of Color Combinations has continued to help lay the foundations for contemporary colour research. Featuring 348 balanced colour pairings that stem from avant-garde Japanese art and cinema culture, as well as from post-war Western traditions, the guide has been credited as being one of the first to ever catalogue the process of combining colours. Focusing on the importance of colour as a way of celebrating visual perception and form, this latest Nike SB Dunk Low capsule is inspired by the colour pairings compiled on pages 181 and 194.
Page 181: Noise Aqua, Emerald Rise & Orange. Inspired by colour combination 272 in the guide, this Nike SB Dunk Low Pro Premium is styled with two tone hairy suede uppers and a rubber cupsole designed with a vintage fade. Featuring a perforated toe box, Zoom Air inserts and a textured Salvia Blue suede Swoosh, with interchangeable rounded laces and a padded canvas Nike SB Dunk Low Pro tongue. Finished with a padded inner collar, printed insoles, an embroidered Nike heel and with a 181 page number reference sewn across each inner-tongue.
Page 194: Mystic Red, Emerald Rise & Rugged Orange. A take on the 285th colour pairing listed in the guide, this Nike Dunk features two-tone red suede uppers with a darkened purple rubber cupsole. Interchangeable laces secure the padded canvas Nike SB Dunk Low Pro tongue in place, whilst a perforated toe box and classic circular tread honour the shoe’s courtside origins. Finished with turquoise suede Swooshes, Zoom Air inserts, printed insoles, embroidered heel branding and with a woven 194 page number sewn across the underside of the tongue.
